A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Quabbin to Cardigan Collaborative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: The Quabbin to Cardigan Collaborative is a multi-state, public/private effort to protect and connect large unfragmented forests in the Monadnock Highlands of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Website:: www.forestsociety.org/landconservation/q2c.asp
Contact:: Chris Wells
Coordinator, Q2C Collaborative
Society for the Protection of NH Forests
(603) 224-9945
cwells@forestsociety.org

Project Name:: Trout Pond
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: The Trust for Public Land and its partners created a 2,660-acre community forest in Freedom, New Hampshire.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Project Name:: Fresh off the Barge
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: A renaissance of transportation on the Hudson River utilizing Barges as an alternative for trucks to distribute agricultural products.
Website:: www.yonkersdwbid.com/FreshOffTheBarge.htm
Contact:: Joseph Heller

Lower Hudson-Long Island RC&D Council, Inc.
914-923-4866
joseph.heller@ny.usda.gov

Project Name:: UNH Stormwater Center
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: This project cooperatively tests designs to achieve stormwater treatment and volume reduction.
Website:: www.unh.edu/erg/cstev/
Contact:: Robert Roseen
Director
The UNH Stormwater Center
603-862-4024
Robert.roseen@unh.edu

Southeastern

Project Name:: Partners Help Farmers Get Funds to Address Resource Concerns
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: Conservation partnership assisted coffee farmers to adopt new conservation technology in the Coffee Zone, Humid Upland Watersheds in Puerto Rico.
Contact:: Miguel F. Monroig
Coffee Specialist
Cooperative Extension Service
787-834-4590
m_monroig@seam.uprm.edu

Project Name:: Collaborative Effort to Preserve Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region
Location:: Southeastern: Kentucky
Summary:: Bluegrass Conservancy and its partners are working to protect the rolling farmland, limestone rich soil, and scenic cultural beauty of the internationally recognized Bluegrass landscape.
Website:: www.bluegrassconservancy.org
Contact:: Tim DeWitt
Executive Director
Bluegrass Conservancy
(859) 255-4552
tdewitt@bluegrassconservancy.org

Project Name:: International Paper Conservation Bank
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Project has provided a win-win trade-off in land uses by allowing logging activities to continue on commercial forest lands while ensuring that habitat is maintained for the red-cockaded woodpecker.
Website:: www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentid=2664
Contact:: Michael Bean
Sr. Attorney, Ecosystems Program
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500 ext 3312
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Rice Creek & Battle Creek Watersheds
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: A project to coordinate resources from all levels of government and non-profit organizations for the common goal of reducing point and non-point water pollution.
Website:: www.calhouncd.org/programs.html
Contact:: Alan Herceg
Assistant State Conservationist/Programs
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service—Michigan
(517) 324-5282
alan.herceg@mi.usda.gov

Project Name:: Clearwater Stewardship Project, Seeley Lake Ranger District, Lolo National Forest
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: One of the first projects to test collaborative approaches and new stewardship contracting authorities to accomplish forest and recreation site restoration in occupied grizzly bear habitat.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/projects/stewardship/results/clearwater/index.shtml
Contact:: Tim Love
District Ranger
USDA Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District
(406) 677-2233
tlove@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Kankakee Sands Restoration Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:: The Kankakee Sands Restoration works with state and federal partners to re-connect 4 protected pristine areas in Newton County, thereby restoring a large segment of native prairie to Indiana.
Website:: www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:: Chip O'Leary
Kankakee Sands Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(219) 285-2184
co'leary@tnc.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Central Texas Sustainability Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Conflict over habitat for two endangered species resulted in a diverse working group able to address the needs of both the species and affected landowners.
Contact:: Steve Manning
Leon River Restoration Project
Central Texas Cattlemen's Association
254-865-2054
manning254@aol.com

Project Name:: Landmark Grand Canyon Conservation Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The Conservation Fund and Grand Canyon Trust are protecting nearly 900,000 acres stretching from the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Mike Ford

The Conservation Fund
(702) 990-3540
MikeFordTCF@aol.com

Project Name:: Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Task Force
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Task Force unites federal, state, and private citizens in Louisiana coastal restoration.
Website:: www.lacoast.gov/cwppra/
Contact:: Jimmy B. Johnston
Branch Chief Spatial Analysis
USGS National Wetlands Research Center
337-266-8556
jimmy_Johnston@usgs.gov

Project Name:: New Mexico Habitat Stamp Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Directly engaged the public in planning for $10 million in habitat restoration on 380,000 acres and 506 water sources on public lands.
Contact:: Don DeLorenzo
Director
Wildlife, Fish and Rare Plants, USDA Forest Service
505-842-3260
ddelorenzo@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Oklahoma Master Naturalist Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
Summary:: The goal of this program is to train a core of naturalists who then provide volunteer services, which includes environmental education, habitat enhancement, and public understanding of ecosystems.
Website:: www.okmasternaturalist.org
Contact:: Sharon Bennett
President, OK Master Naturalist Central Chapter
Oklahoma Master Naturalist Program
580-335-2289
sharon_bennett@mindspring.com

Far West

Project Name:: Poso Creek Flood Plain Wetland Habitat Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: On the Poso Creek Flood Plain Wetland Habitat Project, partners are working together to restore and enhance wetlands in the Tulare Basin, site of California's largest historic freshwater wetland.
Contact:: Chadd Santerre
Senior Waterfowl Habitat Biologist
California Waterfowl Association
530-868-5072
chadd_santerre@calwaterfowl.org

Project Name:: Cooperative Mountain Goat Habitat Modeling and Habitat Use and Sighting Surveys
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: This project will use geospatial models of the North Cascade Range to analyze goat habitat selection, determine data collection methods, and assist tribes in mangement of resources.
Contact:: Scott Aikin

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
503-231-6123
scott_aikin@fws.gov

Project Name:: SEAtrails
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: The Southeast Alaska Trails System (SEAtrails) links communities and outstanding recreation spots via the Alaska Ferry to promote the local economy through sustainable tourism.
Website:: www.seatrails.org/index.htm
Contact:: Lisa Holzapfel
Rivers & Trails Program Leader
National Park Service
(907) 644-3586
lisa_holzaphel@nps.gov

Project Name:: Warner Basin Weed Management Area
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Weed Management Area (WMA) was established in 1998 to cooperatively inventory and treat noxious weeds over several jurisdictions within the 500,000-acre Warner watershed.
Contact:: Joe Tague
Acting District Manager
Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview District Office
541-947-2177
Joe_M_Tague@blm.gov

National

Project Name:: National Park Trust
Location:: National
Summary:: The National Park Trust is the only land conservancy uniquely dedicated to preserving America’s national system of parks, wildlife refuges, and historic monuments.
Website:: www.parktrust.org/
Contact:: Paul C. Pritchard
President
National Park Trust
301-279-7275x11
paul@parktrust.org

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